Month: November 2013

A 12-year-old Colorado girl who was not wearing a seat belt was partially ejected and seriously injured in a crash late Friday night on an icy stretch of the Crescent Cutoff Road in northern Klamath County, Oregon State Police reported. According to Trooper Nick Hagedorn, around 11:25 p.m., a 1988 Ford Bronco driven by Link

A Bend police officer who shot and killed a 31-year-old man as he left the back of a northeast Bend home a week ago was identified Friday as a 10-year veteran of the force, but Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty said no other information will be released until the investigation is complete. Flaherty told

The holiday shopping season is here, and Black Friday is traditionally one for scoring nationwide deals, but what about your options downtown? Small Business Saturday is a different way to shop for your loved ones. The season started with a bang on Thanksgiving, but the big day for local businesses is Saturday, in downtown Bend

The Civil War Blood Drive between the University of Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State University Beavers has ended. The core mission of the rivalry is to help patients in need. Blood and platelets donated that are given during the annual blood drive battle will make a big difference for the blood supply during the

Justin Van Patton and Tyler Keinonen were best friends and co-workers. “He’s been my best friend for the past 12 years. We were all painters. He was one of the best painters I knew,” Van Patton said Wednesday. Van Patton is just one of many grieving friends and family trying to cope with the sudden

Thanksgiving — a time to spend with family and friends watching parades, football — oh, and stuffing your belly with turkey, mashed potatoes and all the other fixings that come with it. Thursday in Bend, though, a lot of people took the time to give for a good cause. The day started at the ninth

A growing number of people are finding they have no place to call home. But the High Desert’s homeless population might not be what you think, and isn’t always what you see on the streets, Many are families with children. Vince, a single dad, found a temporary home at the Bethlehem Inn shelter in Bend.

Piece by piece, a new school, long overdue, is finally taking shape in Warm Springs. “The project actually started about 30 years ago,” Darryl Smith, Jefferson County School District director of operations, said Thursday. “We broke ground three times, so we’re really excited this is happening.” Right now, there’s only one school in the area.

A report of a possible assault and stabbing along Spring River Road south of Sunriver Tuesday morning led to the use of a Taser and the arrest of a 31-year-old man on several charges, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. County 911 dispatchers got a call around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on the incident along Spring River

Workers next week will begin drilling test holes on the site of the future home of Oregon State University – Cascades as part of a geotechnical survey of the property. The survey is a standard step in assessing the property during the due diligence phase. The results will provide information that will assist in the

The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest has reopened roads to the public that were closed because of fire recovery and rehabilitation work from the 2012 Pole Creek Fire. Forest Road 1514, which ties together Forest Road 15 and Forest Road 16 and crosses the Whychus Wild and Scenic River southwest of Sisters,

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is having a “Black Furday and Saturday” adoption special the 29th and 30th of November. All cats eight months and older are only $5, and adopters get to dig into a dog bowl to pick their discount on dog, kitten and small animal adoptions during our “Black Furday” adoption

Oregon State Police and Kennewick, Wash., police teamed up Tuesday night to find a missing 80-year-old man who reportedly has dementia/Alzheimer’s. The man was found in his parked SUV by an OSP trooper along Highway 197 about eight miles south of Maupin in southern Wasco County. Around 8:40 p.m., OSP Northern Command Center dispatch was

We told our mother “We aren’t hungry.” as if we were ashamed to have for dinner the only food we had.” “I am the face of hunger.” These were the opening words by Keynote Speaker Jamie Bennett at the United Way Campaign Kick-Off breakfast, where she shared how as a child, after her father passed

A tethered Bend firefighter in an “ice rescue” suit helped a German Shepherd reach safety Tuesday afternoon after the dog fell through the ice on a large irrigation pond east of town, officials said. Firefighters responded around 1:20 p.m. to Steve Young’s rural property on 62720 Waugh Road on a report that a dog had

Redmond Economic Development Inc. and the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB announced Tuesday that a new manufacturing enterprise will locate in Redmond at the former Walmart location, creating over 100 jobs in the community. BasX Solutions is very excited to have just purchased a 100,000-square-foot facility in Redmond. BasX Solutions is a newly formed

Driving during the winter can be a dangerous,but only if you don’t have the knowledge to stay safe on the road. “Four wheels driving you in one direction is great, but when they’re driving you in a direction you don’t want to be going, that’s no good,” Mark Larson, the owner of Deschutes Driver Education,

Central Oregon Community College’s Continuing Education department is offering free information sessions about the General Certificate in Brewing Exam Prep Course that will be offered during winter term. The free session is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, in the COCC Chandler Lab (1027 NW Trenton Avenue). The course is designed

The Bethlehem Inn announced today the Help Portrait 2013 event scheduled for Saturday, December 7. On that date, all interested Inn residents will be offered appointments with professional hairstylists and make-up artists from Lemon Drop in Bend. Residents will also have the opportunity to have portraits taken by local, professional photographers, Steve Heinrichs and Ginger

It’s another twist in the future of Bend’s Mirror Pond. “There’s the potential for another land owner, who may or may not want additional conditions in order to work with, or touch that land,” Mirror Pond project leader Jim Figurski said Tuesday. The Old Mill developer, Bill Smith, and a land development company owner, Todd